tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 02 13:13:58 2001
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RE: Polysyllabic verbs (was Aspiration of semi-geminate)
- From: Eric Andeen <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Polysyllabic verbs (was Aspiration of semi-geminate)
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:04:28 -0700
charghwI' said:
>I believe {HoSghaj} and {lo'laH} are the
>only two polysyllabic verbs.
taD:
> Don't forget the not-so-frequently used verb {ghIpDIj} (court-martial).
> Etymologically, {HoSghaj} seems to be made up of {HoS} + {ghaj}, and
> {lo'laH} might come from {lo'laH} "able to use something".
> The syllable {DIj} appears both in {ghIpDIj} and in the noun {bo'DIj}
> ("court"). So maybe {ghIpDIj} was a "compound verb" in no' Hol. Or maybe
> it's just a very special verb. ;-)
And of course <He'So'> and <roSHa'moH>.
pagh